diff --git a/hsds/basenode.py b/hsds/basenode.py
index 402f5c39..c1802d5b 100644
--- a/hsds/basenode.py
+++ b/hsds/basenode.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from .util.k8sClient import getDnLabelSelector, getPodIps
 from . import hsds_logger as log
 
-HSDS_VERSION = "0.8.3"
+HSDS_VERSION = "0.8.4"
 
 
 def getVersion():
diff --git a/hsds/hsds_app.py b/hsds/hsds_app.py
index 5924d722..6f08e905 100644
--- a/hsds/hsds_app.py
+++ b/hsds/hsds_app.py
@@ -65,9 +65,13 @@ def get_cmd_dir():
         sys_bin_dir = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, bin_dir)
         if os.path.isdir(sys_bin_dir):
             logging.debug(f"sys bin_dir: {sys_bin_dir}")
-            if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(sys_bin_dir, hsds_shortcut)):
-                logging.info(f"using cmd_dir: {sys_bin_dir}")
-                return sys_bin_dir
+            hsds_executable = os.path.join(sys_bin_dir, hsds_shortcut)
+            # window builds add on a .exe suffix,
+            # so check with and without the suffix
+            for suffix in ("", ".exe"):
+                if os.path.isfile(hsds_executable + suffix):
+                    logging.info(f"using cmd_dir: {sys_bin_dir}")
+                    return sys_bin_dir
 
     # fall back to just use __file__.parent
     bin_dir = Path(__file__).parent
@@ -260,11 +264,11 @@ def run(self):
 
         py_exe = sys.executable
         cmd_path = os.path.join(self._cmd_dir, "hsds-node")
+
         if not os.path.isfile(cmd_path):
-            # search corresponding location for windows installs
-            cmd_path = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, "Scripts")
-            cmd_path = os.path.join(cmd_path, "hsds-node-script.py")
-            if not os.path.isfile(cmd_path):
+            if os.path.isfile(cmd_path + ".exe"):
+                cmd_path += ".exe"
+            else:
                 raise FileNotFoundError("can't find hsds-node executable")
 
         for i in range(count):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 92cb105b..29447e89 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp == 3.8.5",
diff --git a/tests/integ/dataset_test.py b/tests/integ/dataset_test.py
index 0f6b930c..9a729e55 100755
--- a/tests/integ/dataset_test.py
+++ b/tests/integ/dataset_test.py
@@ -681,6 +681,12 @@ def testResizableDataset(self):
         self.assertEqual(rsp.status_code, 201)
         rspJson = json.loads(rsp.text)
 
+        # reduce the size to 5 elements
+        # payload = {"shape": 5}
+        # rsp = self.session.put(req, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers)
+        # self.assertEqual(rsp.status_code, 201)
+        # rspJson = json.loads(rsp.text)
+
         # verify updated-shape using the GET shape request
         rsp = self.session.get(req, headers=headers)
         self.assertEqual(rsp.status_code, 200)